RHEL 4 : kdebase (Unpatched Vulnerability)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability that has been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched. - konqueror visual hostname truncation in HTTP authentication dialog CVE-2007-3143 Note that Nessus has not tested fo...

CVE-2007-3143

Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication...

CVE-2007-3143

CVE-2007-3143 affects Konqueror 3.5.5. The issue is a visual truncation vulnerability in the address bar: when a long hostname is shown, it is truncated, which can allow remote attackers to spoof the URL and potentially conduct phishing attacks (notably demonstrated via HTTP Basic Authentication)...